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VERTICAL FARM SEEDING APPARATUS AND METHOD
20220192077 · 2022-06-23 ·

A seeding apparatus for seeding agricultural seeds, seedlings and/or clones into a manufactured growth media of an indoor hydroponic growth system. The seeding apparatus including a media strip supply line configured to supply a quantity of consumable media strip for positioning within a linear aperture of a manufactured growth media, a depth gauge configured to fold the consumable media strip into a first part and a second part with a fold positioned therebetween, and to force the fold towards a bottom of the linear aperture of the manufactured growth media with the first part and the second part of the consumable media strip residing against walls defined by the linear aperture, and a seed supply line configured to introduce a metered quantity of agricultural seeds, seedlings and/or clones into the folded, consumable media strip.

Seed rope
11432453 · 2022-09-06 ·

A biodegradable seed rope having predetermined positioning of seeds along with nutrients is disclosed. The rope may be made of but is not limited too any organic, biodegradable or water-soluble substantial grass/paper-based composition material. Additionally, the rope is infused with organic fertilizer, nutrients, and minerals to nurture the soil and support the growth of the seeds. The seeds are spaced apart equally along the seed rope. The spacing of the seeds are determined by the type of seed that is placed within the rope.

Seed planting device and method of planting

A seed planting device adapted to planting seeds at regular intervals into the ground.

DEVICES AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING CROP PLANTS AND/OR SOWN SEEDS AGAINST UNWANTED PLANTS
20210007291 · 2021-01-14 ·

A device for protecting crop plants (P) and/or sown seeds (S) against unwanted plants is provided to avoid the use of chemical weed control agents or herbicides. The device includes a ribbon or lace-shaped structure on which a plurality of annular elements are arranged at a distance from one another, in which the structure is designed to be applied to a cultivated surface (F) such that each element encloses the location (O) of a crop plant (P) or sown seed (S), and wherein each element includes a detectable means for marking the location concerned (O1, O2, . . . On) for detection by a machine for controlling mechanical weed control mechanisms. The device is thus an auxiliary or marking means which can be easily applied on the cultivated surface along the row of plants or seeds and allows reliable detection by machine of the locations of plants or seeds, zones to be protected.

Transplanter
20240147894 · 2024-05-09 ·

A transplanter including a frame structure that is configured to support a tray, an operating handle structure, and a base structure including a chute. The frame structure can include a furrower to from a furrow in soil and the transplanter can also include a furrow closing structure configured to close the furrow at a location beyond an end of the chute. The operating handle structure can enable one or more attributes of the operating handle to be selectively reconfigured. The base structure can be fabricated from one or more injection molded parts.

SEEDFILM PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND SOWING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME FOR MINIMAL WATER WASTAGE
20250072312 · 2025-03-06 ·

A seedfilm supply apparatus includes a cutting and adhesion unit to form germination gaps for seed attachment in a biodegradable film supplied from a mulch film supply unit; a seed supply unit to feed seeds into the germination gaps formed through the cutting and adhesion unit; and a mulch film laying unit to lay the biodegradable film having the seeds attached thereto on a farmland and cover the biodegradable film with soil turned over by a soil tiller unit, wherein the cutting and adhesion unit includes a cutting actuator, a pivot plate pivotably coupled through the cutting actuator, a cutting blade unit coupled to the pivot plate, an adhesive supply unit coupled to the cutting blade unit to supply an adhesive, and an adhesion roller to transport the adhesive supplied from the adhesive supply unit to the germination gaps formed in the biodegradable film.